Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-08
THE DARK SIDE OF LIFE.
The Old Story Of Crime Continued in the
Most Revolving Chapters.
Accidents, the Results of the Grossess t
Carelessness and Negligence


BOSTON, Nov. /.
A passerby on Broadway, Winter Hill.
Somerville, noticed Young fellow about
sixteen or seventeen years old, walking up
and down the sidewalk about eight O'Clock
last evening, crying and moaning in an inco-
herent manner. He was Johnnie Mahoney
and he lives ON Mystic avenue, oil the Som
erville and Medford line.
After while he met Mr.. Mark Fish, who
owns the house where Mahoney lives. To
that gentleman he stated between his sobs
that his brother David had killed his father
only short time before by hitting him over
the head with club. He, John, TO save his
fathers life, had pulled revolver ON his
brother and threatened TO shoot him if he did
not desist.
Mr.. Fish led the lad to the central tele-
phone office and sent word To the Someryille
police station that the old man Mahonev had
been murdered. Mr. Fish then sought out
DIR. Wills, and the three proceeded TO the
scene of the tragedy. Before they arrived
AT the house they were overtakeu by the
Someryille police ambulance containing
Captain Il. X. Perry and officers llamlin,
Johnston and Fuller.
The house where the bloody aifray took
place is about as lonesome an out of the way
place as one could picH out; very suggestive
of murderous deeds. The houses along the
avenue are about half mile apart and this
particular house stands near Mystic river, a
mile and a half from the center of Medford
Upon arriving at the house, story and
half old fashioned building, the officers found
the assaulted party, Patrick Mahoney, alive
He was "A sorry sight, however, covered with
blood from three ragged cuts on the head,
which he or his sons had wrapped up in tow
els to stop the flow.
He was standing up, and greeted the off
GERS with laugh, When asked what the
trouble was he said that nothing had hap
pened, except that he had fallen down and
hit his head in going out doors. 1t was plain
to be seen that he was under the influence Of
liquor and DIR. Willis examined his wounds.
A cut penetrating to the bone was found on
top of his head. another over his temple and
another ON the right side, accompanied by u
fracture of the skull,
When questioned sharply by the officers
the man gave another version of the affair.
He said he had log in the river near his
house and he had been troubled by boys lug
gng it OFF Between six and seven O'Clock
last evening he found the BOYS trying to car
ry il off and he went down to stop them when
the gang started after him and hit him over
the head with club.
There are three sons living with the old
man, David, 2G years of age, harness maker,
who works in Cambridge; Edward, %
years of age, and John IL years of age They
were sharply questioned, and David admitted
that he had had n row with his father aud,
that in Self-dofcnce he hit him with the club
Officer Holmes and Grady of the Medford
police having arrived, David was put under
arrest and taken to Mcdford and locked up.
He had been drinking and confessed to the
clubbing of his father. John stated that ne
tried To stop his brother, and finally pulled II
revolver on him, but did not fire it,. He left
the house and walked up To Broadway. under
the impression that his father was dead.
After hearing the latter's story, he was taken
as witness and locked up in Mcdford.
Medical examiner Durell came upon the
scene to view the body. it having been re-
ported To him that the man dead. After
examining the injuries to Mahoney, he gave
it as his impression that he might die or
might live, according to the turn the injuries
took Mahoney is 60 years of age and has
earned living doing gardening on Winter
Hill, his wife having died some time ago
His three sons lived with him aud he has
two more living away from home. The
affair was the result of a drunken family
brawl.